The series returns with new cast members and an intimate look at the bold, stylish, and complex lives of modern South African moms
Lesego Chepape speaks to Tumi Morake about the state of comedy in South Africa
Reality show starring some of SA’s best comedians promises
to be a cracker
A pulsating political thriller forces viewers to contemplate the status quo in the country
We take a look at some of the local offerings on the small screen as you prepare for a holiday binge
Season three volume two starts like a house on fire — and the flame goes out and into Ciri
International streaming service Netflix will invest R900-million in the South African film and television industry, it announced at the 4th Annual South African Investment Conference on Thursday. Four productions will come from the commitment — three local and one international — all to be filmed in South Africa by 2023. Netflix has about 200 million members […]
Lula Ali Ismaïl’s first feature-length film, Dhalinyaro, was a smash hit in her home country — and beyond
The lack of proper housing is a problem all over the African continent.
In the middle of Wakaliga, a slum in Uganda's capital Kampala, Isaac Nabwana has been shooting low-budget action films for eight years. He is now an international star.
The singer has brought Xitsonga pop to the fore, but she draws from a long line of celebrated artists
In between working on Friday copy, this is what the team reads, listens to and watches.
Hair, your natural crowning glory, is often a big part of a person's identity. But then does chemically straightening it erase your identity as an African, or is it just a matter of self-expression? What do you think? Join Wanjiku Mwaurah and Eddy Micah Jnr as they talk about the fundamentals of hair politics.
A passion for cycling has reunited a group of friends separated by the war in Eritrea. The African Refugee Cycling Team was founded in neighbouring Ethiopia. Now they hope to raise the cash to allow them to take part in international competition.
On this episode our two hosts Wanjiku Mwaura and Eddy Micah Jr. talk about Sex. Sex education specifically. What do you think? Is sex education important? Or do you think it is 'un-African'?
Is farming sexy enough for today's youth? Join Wanjiku Mwaurah and Eddy Micah Jnr as they chew over the question. We'll also hear from one of our followers School Farms about their views. What do you think? Take part in the debate by commenting below.
77 percent of Africans are younger than 35. Those 77 percent can shape the continent's future. We join African youths as they share their stories, their dreams and their challenges. Are you part of the 77 percent?
Marie Konaté is an enterpreneur with a mission. She buys only local products and half her workforce are women. She sells porridge for babies and other food products.
In many countries, insects are considered a delicacy. Now a startup wants to bring them to Germany in an eco-friendlier burger that has more protein and iron than beef burgers – but produces 100 times less CO2 emissions.
A group of German students has developed a kit that enables anyone to build their own windmill in a week – from local materials. Having built one in Berlin, they're now inspiring others as far away as Sierra Leone.
Ugandan peace activist Victor Ochen experienced the terror of the Lord's Resistance Army first hand. He now provides medical and psychological support for the victims through his African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET).
Nigerian enterprise SustyVibes – which is short for sustainable vibes – creates content and organizes events in ways that make young people want to stay informed and take eco action.
Malawian prisons are known for their appalling conditions. Inmates wait for longer periods as investigations are carried out. Most of them don't even know they have a right to a lawyer.
TV’s Neo M Matsunyane is a superbiker and finds he has more fun behind the camera than in front of it.
The actor, who played the logical human-alien Mr Spock in the cult Star Trek TV series and subsequent movies, has died after battling a lung disease.
The Sterling Cooper drinking tour of Manhattan is equal parts sweet, strong and – inevitably – sour.
Laurence Caromba takes us through the final season of the American television drama series, "Dexter".
Larry Hagman, who created one of American television’s most supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R. Ewing of Dallas, has died.
Before there was Sex and the City, there was Sex and the Single Girl. And before there was Carrie Bradshaw, there was Helen Gurley Brown.
People are living longer and in better health
than ever, which means they’re still up for it.
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The 80-year-old actor, who starred as JR in long-running US series <i>Dallas</i>, will go ahead with filming TNT’s revival of the soap.
Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen has gone from Twitter virgin to one million followers in under two and a half days.